Creative Felting

Featuring a range of projects, this book will show you how to make beautiful fabrics using tried and trusted methods. It includes 30 exciting felting projects, inspired by nature. It features step-by-step instructions and illustrations that will teach you how to felt the easy way. It allows you to experiment with different fibres and techniques, and with blending and contrasting a whole range of colours.Felting is a traditional craft that anyone can try. With no need for complicated equipment - just everyday things you already have around the home - you can quickly learn how to make beautiful and original felt. Step-by-step instructions and illustrations show you all you need to know, from laying out and shrinking to network felting and producing three-dimensional forms. Inspired by the natural world and grouped by colour, "Creative Felting" helps you explore this versatile craft by experimenting with your own styles and colours to produce wonderful, bespoke fabrics.

Lizzie Houghton is a fashion designer and textile artist, whose passion over recent years has become felt-making. Using hand-dyed velvets, silks and embroidery combined with wool fleece, she creates beautiful garments, hats, scarves and elegant corsages. Lizzie is an adult education teacher of felt-making and machine embroidery and runs her own workshops in felt-making and other textile techniques.